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Chennai Egmore – Madurai
*Tejas Express*
Chennai Egmore – Madurai; Tejas Express
Overview
Service type	Tejas Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu
First service	1 March 2019; 5 years ago
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Former operator(s)	Indian Railways
Ridership	Superfast
Annual ridership	Superfast
Website	www.indianrailways.gov.in
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS); Madurai Junction (MDU)
Stops	3
Distance travelled	493 km (306 mi)
Average journey time	6 hrs 15 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	22671 (Down); 22672 (Up);
On-board services
Class(es)	12 AC Chair Car; 1 AC Executive Chair Car;
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	e-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-7 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram, Erode
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz (Overhead Electric Traction)
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	15 LHB Coaches
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Egmore Railway Yard (GSN Yard – Gopal Samy Nagar)
Rake sharing	No
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The 22671/22672 Chennai Egmore–Madurai Junction Tejas Express is India's second semi-high speed Tejas Express introduced by Indian Railways connecting Chennai Egmore and Madurai Junction in Tamil Nadu, after Mumbai CSMT–Karmali Tejas Express. It is currently being operated with 22671/22672 train numbers on six days a week basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] At present, it is the only Tejas Express running in Tamil Nadu as well as in Entire South India.

Service

22671/22672 Chennai Egmore–Madurai Junction Tejas Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering 493 km in 6 hrs 15 mins (79 km/h average speed). Max speed is 110 km/h.